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"Magistrates, Constables, Coroners and Elizors shall be ap
pointed as now prescribed by law, or in such manner as the
General Assembly may direct;"

Which was read.
Mr. Weerns, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,

Which motion was not sustained

The question was then put,

Will the Convention accept the substitute offered by Mr. Weems,
for the 21st section of the report and substitute offered therefor by
Mr. Bowie? and

Determined in the negative.

The question then recurred and was put,
Will the Convention accept the substitute as offered by Mr.
Bowie, for the 21st section of the report of the committee as
amended on the motion of Mr. Stephenson.
Mr. Bowie, with the consent of the convintion modified said
substitute by striking out after the word" the,'' in the 2nd line the,
words "county and city," and inserting in lieu thereof these words
"Several election districts of the counties and of the wards of the
said city respectively," and also by insetting after the word "du
ties,'' in the 7th line the word ‘‘jurisdiction."
Mr. Thawley, moved to amend said 21st section by striking out
(lie word ‘‘two in the 4th line and inserting "four.''
Mr. Bowie, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays and
being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Prest. Ricaud, Lee, Cham-
bers of Kent, Dorsey, Randall, Weems, Sherwood of Talbot,
Dashiell, Williams, H odson, Goldsborough, Bowling, Spencer,
George, Fooks, Jacobs, Shriver, Gaither, A nnan, McHenry, Magraw,
Carter, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Ware,
Michael Newcomer, Anderson and Smith—31.
NEGATIVE—MeSSrS. Morgan, Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell,
Wells, Bond, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Colston,
John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Phelps, McCullough, Miller5
Bowie, Sprigg, Grason, Wright, McMaster, Stephenson, Stewart
of Balt. city, Brent of Balt. city, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John New.
corner, Harbine, Brewer, Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Parke,
Shower, Cockey and Brown—38.
So the amendment was rejected.
The question again recurred upon the adoption of the substitute
as offered by Mr. Bowie.
Mr. John Newcomer, offered as a substitute for said substitute
the following:
‘‘The Legislature at its first session after the adoption of this
constitution shall provide by law for the election of Justices of the